Visual dialogue · Tornadoes

Tornado near Jasper, Minnesota, July 8, 1927 taken by 15 year old Lucille Handberg | src Billy Parrot Collection (view on Fb)

Two theories: the second tornado snapshot (on the bottom) had a Canedy’s Camera Shop 1927 date stamp on the verso. Canedy’s was in South Dakota and sold local souvenir snapshots (Bad Lands, Black Hills, etc…) between the 1920s – 1940s. It is also probable that when 15-year old Lucille Handberg took this photo her neighbor, who was an engineer, recognized its importance and sent copies to scientists around the country and these could be two of those. text adapted from source : Billy Parrot

The images above this line are most probably scanned from newspapers of the time, we were not able to find the original source. The second image is from The Gallery of Natural Phenomena, where you can read more about the circumstances in which the photo was shot. [x]

Only the image below can be reached on the Library of Congress.

AWE-INSPIRING – This unusual photo of a South Dakota “twister” was made by Miss by Lucille Handberg at the risk of her life.
Published in New Britain Herald (New Britain, Conn.), August 6, 1928, page 14 | src Library of Congress
The classic photograph of a tornado taken near Jasper, Minnesota, on July 8, 1927 (Lucille Handberg) – Scan

Controversy arises : Jasper tornado of 1927 is, according to South Dakota Public Broadcasting (based on information from Siouxland Heritage Museums), the Sioux Falls tornado of 1932…

… view two images below.

The Deadly Sioux Falls Tornado of 1932. Siouxland Heritage Museums | src images of the Past
The Deadly Sioux Falls Tornado of 1932. Siouxland Heritage Museums | src South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Image of the famous tornado used on the cover of book ‘The Breath of God’ by Swami Chetanananda [作者] (1988) | src amazon
Image from the cover of book ‘The Breath of God’ by Swami Chetanananda, retrieved from internet archive
Cover of book ‘The Breath of God’ by Swami Chetanananda, retrieved from internet archive
Cover of Tinderbox, the seventh album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 21 April, 1986
Cover design of the album Stormbringer by Deep Purple (1974)
Cover of Bitches Brew, a studio double album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released on 30 March, 1970

Dancer Sarah Jankelow, 1917

Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. [images # 1 & # 2] | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
Dancer Sarah Jankelow (1917-52), the pupil of Maggie Gripenberg, 29.12.1917. [images # 3 & # 4] | src Finnish Heritage Agency ~ Museovirasto
On images 2, 3 and 4 the blindstamp of Atelier Apollo is partially visible. [above, capture from image # 3]
Tanssitaiteilija Sarah Jankelov. | Suomen Kuvalehti 29.12.1917
Tanssitaiteilija Sarah Jankelov. Newspaper clipping. | Suomen Kuvalehti 29.12.1917 via Twitter

Film actress Judith Wassermann

Atelier d’Ora :: Filmschauspielerin Judith Wassermann, Tochter des Dichters Jakob Wassermann | Film actress Judith Wassermann, daughter of the poet Jakob Wassermann | src Theatermuseum, Wien